On Fri, 2017-05-19 at 20:50 +0100, Alex Smith wrote:
> On Fri, 2017-05-19 at 19:46 +0000, Quazie wrote:
> > I CFJ on the statement Gaelan is a player.
>
> This is CFJ 3501. I assign it to myself.
The relevant excerpt from rule 869:
{{{
A person CAN (unless explicitly forbidden or prevented by the
rules) register by publishing a message that indicates
reasonably clearly and reasonably unambiguously that e intends
to become a player at that time.
}}}
The original message had a subject line of "BUS: Registration", and
nothing in the message body contradicts the initial impression (that
most players would get upon seeing a message with that subject from a
nonplayer) that the message was indeed an attempt to register. Gaelan
has been a player before, and is likely aware of Agoran customs related
to registration; I think it's reasonably clear that Gaelan expected to
become a player as a result of the message, which in turn implies that
e intended to become a player (otherwise e would not have sent it).
The other possible interpretations would involve the message being a
discussion of, or otherwise comment on, registration, but those don't
seem to be compatible with its content.
It's worth noting that registration intentionally has a lower standard
for ambiguity/clarity than most other actions; an action such as
registering with a suggestive subject line works when restricted to
registration, but would likely fail for any of our wide range of by-
announcement actions.
I judge CFJ 3501 TRUE.
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ais523
Judge, CFJ 3501
